Mobile Orphan Drive Raises Hope With 200 Businessmen
Nearly 200 Mobile businessmen and over 100 women volunteers launched the third annual drive to raise 50 000 for orphan institutions in 1921. Team reports will be given at daily luncheons and a final prize cup is offered for top reports.
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Cawthon Hotel
Flying Squadron
A. Cummings
Spring Hill College
Kiwanis Club
Rotarians
Genear
Battle House
Dunbar H. Ogden
Lyons
Hear Argument In Tangle On County Jobs
Judge Claude Grayson heard mandamus pleas seeking payment of December salary for Arthur L. McLean as county roads superintendent before the county engineer took office under the Craft act. The case challenges the act as unconstitutional and local in nature with appeals planned to the Alabama Supreme Court.
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Mobile
City of
County of
No Man's Land
Dauphin Way
Reed Avenue
Houston Street
Virginia Street
Catherine Street
Davis Avenue
Marmotte Street
Arthur L. McLean
M. Adams
Claude Grayson
Mobile Circuit Court
R. P. Roach
McLean
George E. Stone
Roach
Grayson
Mobile County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Briand Seeks Justice and Reparations in Peace Policy
Paris January 18 Aristide Briand premier vows support for global justice projects and insists Germany must pay war damages. He brands himself a pacifist yet says disarmament and reparations are vital while defending a firm stance against the Kaiser era threats. Briand outlines a twofold focus as he presents his cabinet platform to the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John DE Gandt
United Press
Paris
France
Adi Ace
Aristide Briand
Irf
Briand
Briad
Germany
Pacific
Kaiser
Exams for Rural Mail Carrier in Mobile County
The Civil Service Commission plans an exam on February 26 in Mobile to fill rural carrier vacancies on local routes and future routes. Salary starts at 1800 dollars per year for 24 miles, plus 30 dollars per mile beyond that. Open to residents meeting requirements. both sexes may apply but sex selection may occur. Application blanks available at the Mobile post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Mobile County
Mobile
U. S
Engineer Declines to Prosecute Assault at Local Mill
Deputy Sheriff Walter Blackman investigated a severe beating of Sam Carroll an engineer for the M. L. Davis Company on the log road near Georgetown Monday. Carroll decided not to file charges saying he would not swear out a warrant. Sheriff Holcombe sent a posse after requests from Oak Grove mill operators.
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Sam Carroll
M. L. Davis Company
Georgetown
Walter Blackman
Carroll
Holcombe
Oak Grove
Port Committee Meeting Postponed in Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce port committee postponed its afternoon meeting due to the orphans drive and a desire to review port improvement data. The rescheduled session will be Friday at 4:30 p m at the Chamber offices.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Probate Court to Close Wednesday Anniversary of General Lee
The probate court will be closed all Wednesday on the day anniversary of General Rob E. Lee. Announcement was made Tuesday by F. M. add Sr., clerk of the court.
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Rob E. Lee
F. M. ‘Add, Sr
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi calls for cloudy skies today and Wednesday. Conditions include overcast periods with possible light drizzle and temperatures in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
Palmer Enters Sheriff Race as Fourth Candidate
Thos T Palmer, former county sheriff, filed intention to run in the May 1922 primaries in probate court marking his fourth entry. Other qualified candidates include Finley McFadyen county commissioner Paul Cazalas deputy sheriff and Emory S Thomas with the express company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas T. Palmer
Palmer
Finley McFadyen
Paul Cazalas
Emory
Board to Name 228 Officers in Feb 8 Election
The returning board will appoint 228 election officials for 28 additional precincts in Mobile for the February 8 amendment election. Officers must be residents of their precincts, and the process falls to the three-member board of the circuit court clerk, probate judge, and sheriff. Formerly 60 officials were chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Circuit Court
Thomas B. Allman
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Tourists Pleased With Mobile Climate
Northern visitors arriving in Mobile since the holidays praised the coastal climate. Mild winter expected with temperatures to date not exceeding 28 degrees. Japonicas and late winter flowers bloom while cabbage crops near market. Forecaster predicts warmer, fair weather on Wednesday.
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Mobile
Thrift Week Observed In MobWe With Budget Campaign
Budget Day marks national thrift week observed in MobWe under Civic and Patriotic league auspices. Charts show how a family income should be divided and local women speakers appear at theaters to urge wives to adopt family budgets.
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MobWe
Civic and Patriotic League
Radio inspector from New Orleans surveys Mobile vessels
E. T. Jones, head of the shipping board wireless division for the district, visits Mobile to inspect the wireless equipment aboard government owned ships tied up in port.
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E. T. Jones
New Orleans
Shipping Board
Mobile
Five Hurt in Head-On Train Collision Near Russellville
Five persons were injured in a head-on collision near Russellville Kentucky between a Louisville Hendersonville and St. Louis passenger train and a Dundee ville and Nashville train. Engineers William Howe of Evansville Indiana and L. Lockhart of Paris Tennessee were among the injured. Mail car engines were demolished while steel coaches survived. Others injured include J A York of Mt Leansboro Illinois and L H Goedel of St Louis. Unidentified passenger also hurt.
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Russellville
William Howe
Evansville
Ind
L. Lockhart
Paris
Tenn
Louisville
Hendersonville
St. Louis
Deguneville
Nashville
J. A. York
Mt Leansboro
Paper Mill Men of Spain Demand Duty Restore
Madrid January 18 Spanish paper mill owners push the government to restore the duty on paper imported into Spain. Officials promise consideration with due regard for newspaper and printing interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Madrid
Danish Industries Confronting Crisis
In Copenhagen on January 18 Danish industries face a critical situation with many large concerns operating half time others closed as unemployment rises. The market fills with foreign goods and the press urges government to take protective measures or suspend imports.
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Copenhagen
Jan
Sixty Eight Die In Benzine Tank Explosion
A benzine tank exploded between Buga and Novgorod killing sixty eight people and destroying a train. The Berlinske Tidende dispatch reports there were 82 passengers on the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Buga
Novgorod
Russia
Berlinske Tidende
Burglars Take $400 From Peoples Bank In Mendenhall
Burglars blew the outer vault door at the Peoples Bank in Mendenhall Mississippi yesterday with a high explosive and escaped with 400 dollars in silver. They were stopped by steel inner doors and did not access safety deposit boxes. No clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendenhall
Miss
Peoples Bank
Ship Ekelund Crew Rescued After Fire Destroys Vessel
Twenty one members of the Norwegian bark Ekelund crew were landed at Rio de Janeiro by the American steamer Delfina. They were rescued after abandoning their burning ship on January 7 while en route from Port Natal to Sarpsborg, Norway. No casualties reported.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Ekelund
Delfina
Port Natal
Sarpsborg
Norway
Fire Costs $75,000 In Memphis Store Blaze
Memphis Tenn Jan 1 Damage totaling 75000 was caused by a fire that burned the upper stories of a store and offices in the business district. Water damaged women’s wear millinery and other shops on lower floors. Origin of the blaze was undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Girl Scouts Open Annual Convention in Cincinnati
The national Council of Girl Scouts opened its seventh annual convention in Cincinnati with Mrs. Arthur Choate as new president presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scouts Open
Cincinnati
National Council of Gin Scouts
Arthur Choate
Two Dead in Bellows Film Plant Explosion at Bayonne
An explosion and ensuing fire at the Bellows Film Company plant in Bayonne New Jersey left two people dead and at least ten injured. Firemen reached the scene as two charred bodies lay beside the Central Railroad of New Jersey tracks, one believed to be a woman, the remains blown through windows and not yet reachable due to extreme heat.
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Bayonne
N. J
Bellows Film Company
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Citizens Seek Street Light at Broad and Congress
Residents petitioned the Mobile city commission for a street light at Broad and Congress after a nighttime hold up on January 10, urging relief from darkness in that section. The measure was referred to the lighting commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad
Congress Streets
City Commission
J. T. Byrd
Byrd
Board of Examiners of Stationary Engineers
Palm Ot Company
Royal and
St. Anthony Streets
Delaware Street
Tire Commission
Monterey Street
Lyons
J. H. Burton & Co
Caruso Plans Return to Stage If Health Permits
New York January 18 Enrico Caruso the famous tenor recovering from a serious illness is said to be planning to sing again this season. Metropolitan Opera officials would not comment but a special performance may be arranged if he wishes to appear before the season ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enricco Caruso
Metropolitan Opera Company
Caruso
Communist Party Membership Grounds Dismissal of Teacher
Albany N Y Jan 14 Membership and participation in the Communist Party of America were deemed sufficient grounds for the discharge of a public school teacher. Frank B Gilbert acting commissioner of education dismissed an appeal by Julia P D Pratt from the Buffalo board of education action removing her. Pratt taught in Buffalo for 17 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Communist Party of America
Frank B. Gilbert
Julia PD. Pratt
Buffalo Board of Education
Communist Party
Pratt
Buffalo
Aniston Molders Rebuff Mass Meeting Wage Cut
Iron molders in Aniston voted unanimously not to return to work at reduced wages after rumors of lower pay. Nearly a dozen foundries idle with only one or two resuming. Machinists offered a 4 to 10 percent cut but molders rejected a 25 percent reduction.
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Anniston
Five youths stage quick hold up at Statesrial store
On January 18 in CHIC area a group of five youths robbed a store in a swift, quiet action that left bystanders unaware of the crime until after it was completed. Police traced the incident to their trail and began investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olice
Chic Ae Iil
Enc
Union Station
Sleeping Janitor Rescued After Elevator Fire
In Raleigh on January 18 Frank French, a watchman, dozed while reading a newspaper in an elevator shaft. The newspaper caught fire, burning his fingers and waking him in time to escape before flames cut off his exit, leaving him convinced a newspaper is a useful commodity.
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Raleigh
M. c
Frank French
John D. Rockefeller
Frank
Alleged Bandit Gang Member Jailed in Chicago
Eddy Kelley known by the nickname linked to President-elect Harding is held in Chicago as an alleged gang member. He was found in a hospital with a broken shoulder after a Bedford Indiana bank robbery attempt by the bandits. A $506 reward is offered for his arrest.
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Chicago
Jank
Marion
Eddy Kelley
Harding
Bedford
Ind
Bedford State Bank
Kelly
Choooses Gas Route as Jail Substitute
Albert J. Lauer, secretary treasurer of Briggs and Turvas, a million dollar contractor firm, killed himself at home in Chicago rather than serve prison time after being found guilty of offering a bribe to a tax collector. He faced three years imprisonment and a $45,000 fine. His wife discovered him, dead from gas, on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Albert J.lauer
Briggs and Turvas
Lauer
Kas
Boston Brokerage Firm Earnest & Smith Suspended
The brokerage house Earnest 8 Smith Co., members of the New York and Boston exchanges, failed to meet obligations and was suspended for one year announced from the local exchange rostrum in Boston on January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Earnest
Smith & Co
New York
Cabinet of Spain Decides to Resign
Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish cabinet will resign with Premier Dato to hand the ministry’s resignation to Alfonso as the king returns to Madrid from Seville today. This marks a political shakeup amid ongoing tensions in Spain.
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Cabinet
Spain
Paris
Madrid
Dato
Alfonso
Seville
Insurance Firms Given Extension In Mississippi
By agreement of attorneys in the insurance case garnishees were granted an extension to answer with the last day set for Tuesday January 18. Reports are mailed to the chancery clerk's office with assets shown per agency, the largest at $60 000 and others lower. Overall garnishment funds per company are expected to average under $250 000 with some agencies reporting less than $100.
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Jackson
Miss
Chancery
Aenta
Four Plead Guilty To Fixing Prices On New York Land
Four corporations and eleven individuals pleaded guilty before Judge Hand to conspiring to fix sand and gravel prices for New York building use. They were fined a total of $40,000 and a decree dissolving the land and gravel dealers board of trade was signed, allegedly used to fix prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Judge Hand
Land and Gravel Dealers’ Board of Trade
Freezing Temperatures Hit North New York Towns
Cold snap grips the Adirondack region as thermometers plunge. The North New York area records 32 below zero in one town and 35 below in Lake Placid. Residents endure bitter wind chills and hazardous travel conditions.
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North
New York
Adirondack
Regein
Lake Placid
Regulation of exchanges eyed for Harding extra session
Senator Heflin of Alabama said President elect Harding will be asked to include regulation of grain stock and cotton exchanges in the extra session call. A petition is being prepared and circulated among senators and representatives. Some senators favor prohibiting all speculation in futures while others want restricted speculation.
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Washington
Slect
Harding
Congress
Heflin
Alabama
Kilby Says Alabama Militia Can Handle Coal Strike
Governor Kilby stated that Alabama's state militia can cope with the coal field strike and that he will not consider requesting federal troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Dth
Kilby
Alabama
Soldiers Escort Two Soldiers Before Grand Jury in Jasper
Under heavy guard in Jasper Alabama on January 18 Guy Dan and Clyde Springer of Company M appeared before the grand jury. The two men arrived from Birmingham on an army train met by a large crowd and flanked by a strong guard as they moved through the courthouse corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ala
Guy Dan
Clyde Springer
Grand Jury
Tront Staff Oe
Birmingham
Gra Jary
Courthou
Indictments Expected Over Lynching of Miner in Jasper
Grand jury in Jasper, Alabama, indictments charging murder were expected today in the death of William Baird a miner who was taken from jail by a mob and killed. Special Assistant Attorney General Wilkinson said written statements from Clyde Springer a National Guardsman and a taxi driver would be presented, implicating Company M militiamen. Testimony from residents along the road and the statements from Springer and West were to wrap up the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ala
William Baird
Wilkinson
Clyde Springer
Company M
West
Springer Ie
Springer Ad
Baird
Haluin
Despondent Birmingham Grocer Commits Self Destruction
Jol K E Taylor a 42 year old Birmingham grocer, boarded an Alabama and Vicksburg train near Meridian. He drank carbolic acid from a bottle and died instantly. health listed as the cause. He was brother of former Jackson mayor J S Taylor and a native of the state. His body was taken to Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
Jol K E. Taylor
We Grocer
Birmingham
Alabama and
Vicksburg
Taylor
J. 8
Jackson
Beaumont Libels Italian Steamer Nettuno in 1920 Case
government officers file libel against the Italian steamship Nettuno charging violation of port loading rules. The Younes previously in port on April 2, 1920, unloaded 149 cases at night without a permit, and the vessel was later allowed to sail but was seized upon returning to port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
Nettuno
Younes
Two More Mexicans Arrested in Texas
Corpus Christi reports Gozales Maldonada a former lieutenant under General Gonaaieng and a sergeant under Maldonada were arrested Monday on a technical charge of being in the United States without passports Federal authorities said they had no confirmed connection to the alleged 3 Me revolutionary group and the matter involves potential insurgent ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Gozales Maldonada
Pablo Gonaaieng
Maldonada
United Stat
Evangeline Booth Cancels Salvation Army Luncheon
Chattanooga Tenn January 18 Evangeline Booth commander of the Salvation Army calls off a scheduled luncheon as she prepares to leave the city.
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Evangeline Booth
Chattanooga
Tenn
Couder
The
Salvation Army
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